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Ghost Fawn Podcast

By Ken Donaldson

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Building a homestead from scratch in Connecticut's Quiet Corner. Join Ken and Cari Donaldson as they dream big and work harder, moving towards a more self-sufficient lifestyle. This weekly podcast will feature their successes, failures, and when needed a guest or two to help them along.

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CleanEpisode 21 – Farming & Planting Folklore

When I was little, I loved, loved, loved the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series. One of my favorite things about the books were the pages and pages of endnotes, giving the pedigree of each story. My love affair with folklore could be traced ba

So after milking our Christmas break for alllllll we could, we’re back with a whole new episode. We’re playing around with a new format, so excuse the dust. Cattail roots- you really can eat them! Here’s a recipe for cattail casserole.

Gah! We are so excited to share this episode with you all. We just love Doug Elliott around here, and we hope that after it’s over, you will too. And if not, at least you’ll have fun listening to me get all fan girly. Meet Doug here,

Happy Thanksgiving! Join us this week for a lighthearted helping of stories, memories, and apologies for Thanksgivings past, as well as some goal setting for next year’s feast. Here’s to a beautiful year passed,

Are “farm birth stories” and thing? I don’t mean, like, giving birth on a farm (though those would certainly be rad. I can’t wait until Suzie the Goat gives birth here on the farm, but I digress). I mean stories about the journey people to

This week, while catching our first whiff of colder weather, we interview Daniel Stewart, who left a steady job in Florida, sold most of his possessions, and moved with his wife and their three young children to a teaching farm in Texas.

Another month gone, another review episode. This week, we talk about everything we accomplished in October, from killing frosts to fisher cats. If you missed our Halloween episode, you can listen to it here. If you missed the Potager Garden episode,

This week’s episode will make more sense if you click on over to the homestead’s website to take the tour de potager. The link will open up in another window, so if you’re listening from this site, the show won’t stop. The Greenhorns are here.

For twenty years of my life, I was a vegetarian. That meant I either just ate the sides at Thanksgiving (which is delicious) or -shudder- a Tofurky. Just don’t, y’all. But I’ve left those ways behind me, and now our holiday tables are tofu-free.

So this is October, and what have we done? Another month over, and a new one just begun. (sorry. I loathe that “Christmas” song so very, very much. I have no idea what possessed me to reference it here) Anyway,

So we have this huge and dying silver maple in the immediate backyard. One day, while I was talking to my mom on the phone, and suddenly there was a giant WHUMP! Yup. A huge limb snapped off the tree, and crashed to the ground below.

In our never-ending quest to convince everyone to get a couple chickens in their backyard, Ken and I found Rent-A-Chicken, one of the “chicken rental” businesses popping up all over the country. Rent-A-Chicken is headquartered in Traverse City,

This week we had our very first guest on the show, Mark Spencer of Spencer Apiaries. He was kind and patient and answered all our questions, and some of yours, too! We covered time requirements for beekeeping, how much land you need,

So in a shameless attempt to keep the kids quiet while we record, we told them that they could be on a future episode. Turns out the future is now, and we sat down with all six of our progeny to ask them about life here on the homestead.

In this episode, we roll out the cutest intro on the face of the planet, and throw in our to-do/wish list for the next 12 months to boot. Want to see what crazy people think they’ll get done in one short year? Pull up a chair and come listen.

We share what we planted this year. Some worked well. Others well....... Check out St. Clare Seed , We had fantastic germination rates. They offer non-GMO Heritage seeds and have a wide selection on their website. In the Battle of the Manure,

This time we share our 10 best reasons for you to start your backyard flock. Don't worry, if we can figure it out, so can you. A huge thank you to Ian Cartwright for our podcast music. Not only is Ian an amazing composer,

It’s here! The very first episode of Ghost Fawn Podcast! Join your hosts, Ken and Cari Donaldson, as they tell the story about how they spent almost a decade trying to get out of the suburbs and out to a homestead. In typical Donaldson fashio

Customer Reviews

Great podcast!!!

Wonderful podcast about a sweet family starting on a new adventure. It will make you want to buy chickens and grow your own vegetables:)

The (smart) Kardashians of Homesteading!

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CelticMama7

I could listen to these two chat away for hours. Oh, wait.... I DID!!!

This podcast truly satisfies all of my homesteading and voyeuristic needs. I get a real glimpse of what it's like to sit around and chat with Ken and Cari while also discovering all the reasons why I am not cut out for homesteading.

This couple are the masters of taking just a few acres and turning out a pastoral wonderland.

You MUST tune in!!!

(Psssst! Guys! When do the monkeys and camels arrive????)

The children takr over

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Brubeck6

Just finished listening to the latest 'ghost fawn' pod cast with the Donaldson children. It was a hoot. And it reminds one how wonderous and full of energy a childs view of life can be without the distractions of modern life. To a teen's love of cats, to another's wonderment at looking up to a star filled nightscape harkens back to a simlper time. Is this life for everyone? Obviously not. But the Donaldson family seems to have embraced this life style and are running with it. Good stuff that.